THE KEYSTONE PIPELINE AS AN AMERICAN BELLWETHER
By Christopher G. Adamo

THE OBAMA PRESIDENCY & ITS ENERGY, ECONOMIC, & NATIONAL-SECURITY POLICY AGENDA: PRESIDENT OBAMA'S SYSTEMATIC & PURPOSEFUL
DISMANTLING OF AMERICA'S STRENGTHS & FORTIFICATIONS -- HIS THWARTING OF THE KEYSTONE PIPELINE PROJECT AS AN IMPORTANT EXAMPLE OF
OBAMA'S POLICY OF UNDERMINING & INFLICTING GREAT HARM TO THE U.S.A. -- OBAMA'S PURSUIT OF A COURSE THAT AIDS & ABETS THE GROWTH &
DEVELOPMENT OF AMERICA'S COMPETITORS & ADVERSARIES WORLDWIDE -- OBAMA'S BLOCKING RESPONSIBLE & COMPETITIVE DEVELOPMENT OF U.S.
PETROLEUM RESERVES, HIS PLUNDERING THE U.S. NATIONAL TREASURY, HIS CORRUPTING THE OPERATION & SCOPE OF THE U.S. NATIONAL GOVERNMENT, & HIS
DECIMATION OF PROJECTS CRUCIALLY IMPORTANT TO U.S. MILITARY DEFENSE & NATIONAL SECURITY

FULL STORY:
Back in 1780, when General Benedict Arnold plotted the surrender of the fort at West Point to the British by depleting its supplies, dispersing its troops, and
generally undermining its ability to repel any attack, such behavior was unequivocally labeled “treason,” and Arnold was forever after branded a traitor.
Fortunately for the fledgling United States, the perverse thinking that now predominates in the Democratic Party had not yet become popular. Otherwise, Arnold
might well have succeeded with his plan and remained in America, with any subsequent criticism of him dismissed as “partisan rancor.” And, certainly, no one
would dare to question his “patriotism.”

Sadly, in 2012 America, a systematic and purposeful dismantling of the nation’s strengths and fortifications is ongoing at the hands of President Barack Hussein
Obama. Yet, comparatively few are openly warning of the dire consequences, if this trend is not immediately and fully reversed. Nor are many willing to speak of
the sinister motivations that compel him to relentlessly chart this course. His thwarting of the Keystone Pipeline project is only the latest iteration of an unbroken
string of such outrages against the good people of the U.S.A.

Last week, the Democratic Party-dominated United States Senate barely succeeded in stopping a GOP backed measure to bypass objections from the Obama
White House and proceed with the construction of the pipeline. Had the project gone forward, it would shortly have delivered an enormous supply of Canadian
crude oil to Houston Texas to be refined and distributed to the rest of the American nation. As a direct result, gasoline prices would have been reined in, and
thousands of jobs would have been created. In short, a “win/win” prospect for the nation’s economy and its energy market was stopped cold, on the fraudulent
and overplayed assertion that environmental considerations had taken precedence.

At this juncture, more than three years into President Obama’s term, it is becoming impossible to ignore the emergent pattern of his virulent antipathy towards
the United States. Every decision on every divergent issue invariably comes down on the side that inflicts the greatest harm to this nation. Concurrently, with
no apparent concern for “environmental” considerations elsewhere, Barack Obama pursues a course that aids and abets the growth and development of
America’s competitors and adversaries worldwide. Does anyone actually believe that South American countries will be more environmentally conscious, or
create a lesser “carbon footprint” as they develop their own oil reserves, funded by the billions of American dollars that Obama has given them?

A similar question can be asked of those entities moving their oil exploration and drilling operations into the Gulf of Mexico to extract its available crude oil
deposits, now that the entire region has essentially been rendered “off limits” to American oil companies. It is patently obvious that, in the end, no limitations
on the supplies of oil to the rest of the world will be established or enforced. The only tangible consequence of Obama’s “energy” agenda will be the severe
reduction of America’s ability to benefit, monetarily and otherwise, from the abundance of those resources within its jurisdiction.

Yet, the problem extends far beyond the hot button issue of responsibly and competitively developing America’s untapped petroleum resources. In an unbroken
succession of hostile and anti-American decisions, Barack Obama is plundering the national treasury, corrupting the operation and scope of its government, and
decimating such projects of crucial international importance as the “missile shield” over Northern Europe to which he laid waste in 2009.

In like manner, the entire scope and capability of the United States military has been undercut, with more devastation forthcoming. Though the national budget
has virtually exploded on Obama’s watch, the infuriatingly predictable “fix” he proposes is to continue rampant social spending and government expansion,
while cancelling critically important military equipment upgrades and drastically reducing the number of personnel in uniform.

After three years of a foundering housing business, it has become patently undeniable that every decision of the Obama administration to intervene, ostensibly
on behalf of homeowners, was, instead, motivated by a mindless pursuit of “social justice” (read: wealth redistribution and the eradication of private property),
along with the padding of crony pockets. Nowhere within the numerous bailout fiascoes or their aftermath was any consideration given to the option of easing
the stifling burden of government regulation, and thus allowing the American people to pick up the pieces and breathe life into the stagnated market. Doing so
would have only benefited those “little people,” with no positive repercussions redounding to the nanny state, or social welfare state.

In an insidious pattern, the real consequence of which is still not significantly noticed by the majority of the population, ongoing annual deficits exceeding $1
trillion are setting the stage for a default on U.S. national debt at some future date. Yet, until that dark day arrives, this administration is apparently happy to
keep the orgy of spending going, and even leading the way with lavish and exorbitantly costly Obama family “vacations,” often involving multiple flights of
presidential aircraft.

As Election Day approaches, the statistical and media “shell game” necessary to convince America that the economy and overall national condition is improving
must increase in pitch and intensity. Between now and November 6, 2012, it will be vitally important to create the impression that all of the evidence out on Main
Street is inconsequential, and that the real economic and societal factors indicate a decisive uptick. On that basis, the Liberal establishment hopes to persuade
the nation to maintain its current course, with Obama at the helm.

The average American cannot help but struggle under the load of a flagging economy, exacerbated by starkly higher gasoline prices. Yet, this frustration is only
compounded by Obama’s derisive mocking of the sole remedy, which is an immediate lifting of onerous restrictions on oil exploration and production. However,
such infuriating callousness and indifference is merely a harbinger of the predictable hardships that will surely ensue on every front if this individual, with his
unbridled contempt and hostility towards the greatness of America, is allowed a second term.

Christopher G. Adamo is a resident of southeastern Wyoming. He has been involved in politics at the local and state levels for many years. His archives and
contact information can be found at www.chrisadamo.com

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